schwester

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See also: Schwester and Schwëster

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

schwester

  1. sister
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Schuuester. Soror.